Sweet Sirens—beautiful, dangerous, powerful Muses of the world below—I will call them Parthenope, Ligeia and Lucretia,” declared the young bear. “I have ‘power’ over their luring song simply by silencing their buzz with their very own wax place firmly in my fuzzy ears… Alas, not a buzz do I hear but songs of silence. The only evidence they buzz aloft… sweet honey.”

The Kentucky Derby, where man pushes beast to “jump” hooves through hoops, is upon us. I’m not a fan for so many reasons, but Friday is the Oaks, which is a race only for fillies and spectators are encouraged to wear pink to save the ta-tas. This one’s for the girls both horse and rider because fast girls do it in pink, wearing heels, donning hats, shrouded in flowers.

Eenie and Meenie seemed “puzzled.” How on earth did Miny catch that kitty by the tail without the help of Moe? Hmmm, Hickory, Dickory, Dock…

“Eenie, Meenie, & Miney caught a kitty” is a class assignment where we had to create a digital painting in photoshop. I used the Wacom Cintiq 12WX. I tried it a year ago and just didn’t feel the love. This time, yikes. Loved it! For me, this assignment was like eating chocolate cake, simply yummy.